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RSS![Map of the drought and warm winter effects in the Maghreb and Türkiye](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/Drought-in-the-Maghreb-and-T%C3%BCrkiye_1424x952px_144dpi.jpg?itok=0iT88AUj)
Lack of precipitation impacts water availability for agricultural, energy and human use.
![Kindergarteners sitting in a circle on a carpet looking at alphabet cards](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/AdobeStock_415403998_kindergarten.jpeg?itok=VU5uQmDz)
The estimated impact is higher for countries with lower current share of formal childcare and/or lower women’s labour participation.
![Image showing three kids with backpacks](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/rszarvas%20%E2%80%93%20Adobe%20Stock_Ukraine%E2%80%99s-population_3x2.jpg?itok=9bLUnkYs)
Within one year of the war, millions Ukrainians fled their homes. By the end of January 2023, between 25% and 30% of the entire Ukrainian population was displaced within and outside Ukraine.
![JRC scientists working on COVID detection posing outside their laboratory](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/JRC_work_on_COVID-19_helps_monitor_disease.jpg?itok=bmDdJqPw)
Tracing COVID-19 in clinical swabs and wastewater: our methods and reference materials.
![strawberry plantation protected from pests with a net](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/news-farmers-ipm-toolbox.jpg?itok=zqF3hmn9)
The European Commission published a database presenting the integrated pest management methods currently available, accompanied by a study assessing their effectiveness.
![Cancer care in times of COVID-19: lessons for future pandemics](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/Visual3%20individual.jpg?itok=4y82ifU3)
COVID-19 caused disruptions in the economic, education and health care sectors, for example. In this article, we focus on the challenges posed to the oncology community.
![Biodiversity Belgium - Landscapes](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-045068/00-06.jpg?itok=Qss602rg)
A new assessment shows that while resource efficiency is improving, there’s a growing pressure on ecosystems from forestry and agriculture.
![Managing the tsunami of covid-19 info](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/Visual2b%20individual.jpg?itok=Mg6GqDIc)
We talk with Laure-Alix Clerbaux, the lead scientist of a project which involved 80 scientist and 50 organisations with one goal: managing the tsunami of COVID-19 information.
![Hand holding a phone with the text "read before sharing"](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/Misinfor-Web2.jpg?itok=kRVNILnp)
A JRC report analyses the most spread narratives, their consequences, factors predicting how likely people are to believe or share them, and the most efficient ways to counter them.
![Aerial view of the Oder River](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/Oder_River.png?itok=dx5yvJwp)
An EU report published today analyses the massive fish kill in the Oder River in July and August 2022, one of the largest ecological disasters in Europe in recent memory.
![How do EU citizens feel about fairness or inequality](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/Fairness-Perceptions_eurobarometer_general_web.jpg?itok=WyuKTmvx)
The results of a special Eurobarometer 529 survey on fairness, inequality and inter-generational mobility have been released.
![aerial view of a flooded river and the extensive damage caused by the water in a European city](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/Flood_adaptation_strategy_AdobeStock_447651703_Christian.jpeg?itok=4EI6PG8v)
A paper co-developed by the JRC and published in Nature compares the costs and benefits of flood risk reduction measures in Europe
![visual illustration of a doctor coming out of a computer screen](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/European_Cancer_Inequalities_Registry.jpg?itok=VN9QlVdB)
The Commission’s European Cancer Inequalities Registry is helping policy makers and researchers to address cancer inequalities and disparities.
![Image of a boy in a field with a windmill](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/Cavan%20Images_AdobeStock_460318096.jpeg?itok=LKTlhJ1f)
A modelling exercise for a 1.5°C global warming scenario shows the share of fossil fuels in global energy trade drops by 80% in 2050 compared to today.
![Visual illustrating a satellite](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/Satellite.jpg?itok=ArfjaR9a)
The JRC contributed to the definition, testing and validation of HAS.
![Demographic transition, illustration of various European citizens walking by the sea.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/Demography_cover_2023_cropped02.jpg?itok=JXCvI9mA)
The Commission 2023 Report on the Impact of Demographic Change revisits firmly established long-term trends.
![EC scientist observes a test tube in close-up](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/JRC_detection_method_SARS-CoV.jpg?itok=CyV_TbsD)
The method detects all current and most likely all the future variants.
![Mass extinction](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-12/Mass%20extinction%20study%20image12.png?itok=FyMXl_Jp)
Mass extinction: a new study models how climate and land use change will drive global diversity loss.
![Image showing an open market](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-12/20221212_webnews_SecuritybyDesignEUcopyright2022_P009356009H_.jpg?itok=ep-Hjy0v)
Public spaces are vulnerable because they are open. Scientists and security experts compile a handbook with guidance on securely designing and renovating public spaces.
![Industrial investments in research and development in the EU again on the rise](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-12/IndustrialScoreboard.jpg?itok=5tYiZHbw)
R&D investment by the 2500 top global industrial investors in 2021 grew by 14.8% as compared to 2020. In the EU, it increased by 8.9% following a 2.2% dip in 2020.